【Product name】
Hosui Pear
【Type】
Pyrus pyrifolia (Burm. f.) Nakai var. culta (Mak.) Nakai
【Producing area】
Yasato District, Ishioka City, Ibaraki Prefecture (JA Yasato)
【Origin of name】
It was named because it wanted to be a pear that you can enjoy freshness as rich as Kosui Pear.
【Major features】
On May 17, 2022, the "TX Ishioka Extension Promotion Council" was established by the public and private sectors of Ishioka City, Ibaraki Prefecture, to extend the Tsukuba Express toward Ibaraki Airport via Ishioka. It seems that the prefecture will develop public relations activities to request the prefecture and foster momentum in the city, while keeping an eye on the schedule for narrowing down the direction plan. A rally is being held on June 5th. Approximately 60 people participated and declared that it was necessary to extend TX to Ibaraki Airport via Ishioka in order to develop the entire prefecture in a balanced manner, and it seems that the spirit was raised. 69 groups participated in the council. Regarding the extension of TX, the prefecture has included a research and examination project cost of 18 million yen in the initial budget this year. After comparing the demand forecasts and cost-effectiveness of the four areas in the comprehensive plan and consulting with a third-party committee, it seems that they have announced a policy to narrow down to one by the end of the fiscal year. Ishioka City is also participating in the "TX Mito / Ibaraki Airport Extension Promotion Council," which will be launched on May 23 in five cities and towns, including Mito City and the local Omitama City where the airport is located. Ishioka City, Ibaraki Prefecture, was born on October 1, 2005 by the merger of the former Ishioka City and the former Yasato Town. The former Ishioka City was born in 1954 when Ishioka Town at that time incorporated Takahama Town, Mimura, and Sekikawa Village and enforced the city administration, and it was the fifth city system in the prefecture. Former Yasato Town was created by merging 7 villages in 1 town, Kakioka Town, Obata Village, Ashiho Village, Koise Village, Kawarae Village, Sonobe Village, Hayashi Village, and Kozakura Village. Located in the center of the prefecture, the Koise River, which has gentle hills extending from the Tsukuba Mountains in the northwestern part of the city to the southern part of the city, and flows from the northern part of the city to the southeastern end, is Kasumigaura, which has the second largest area in Japan. I'm in the middle of it. The area of the city including the water surface is 215.53 km2, which occupies about 3.5% of the prefecture's land. The Joban Expressway, National Highway No. 6, and JR Joban Line, which connect the Tokyo metropolitan area and the Tohoku region, run through the city from north to south. There is. Furthermore, the Kita Kanto Expressway crosses just north of the city area, and Ibaraki Airport, which is the gateway to the sky in Ibaraki Prefecture, is about 10 km from the city. The industrial structure of the city is still increasing, with the tertiary industry accounting for the highest proportion. Among them, the service industry and the real estate industry account for a high proportion, while the wholesale / retail industry and the transportation / communication industry seem to be declining in production value. On the other hand, the production value of local industries such as sake brewing and agricultural product processing, and the secondary industry, which has become one of the core of the industry while aggressively advancing into industrial parks, has been declining in recent years, and is currently at present. It is only about 30% of the total production in the city. Although the primary industry accounts for a small proportion of the total production, it produces a wide range of rice, vegetables, fruits, etc. by taking advantage of its fertile and excellent agricultural land, high technology, and the suburbs of large cities. Especially in the Yasato area, there is a geographical factor that the southern and northern limits of fruits intersect, and there are many tourist orchards where you can enjoy a wide variety of fruit tree cultivation and fruit hunting. In addition, multi-item farming is being carried out using slopes in the mountains and terrain with abundant changes, and it is said that soil preparation by recycling organic matter such as livestock manure has been actively carried out. Furthermore, the livestock industry is one of the leading production areas in the prefecture, centering on pig farming, dairy farming, and poultry farming. In 2011, the former Ishioka City and the former Yasato Town were integrated into a new Ishioka Agricultural Promotion Area Development Plan. In this agricultural promotion area development plan, in addition to plans for the development of agricultural production bases such as farm roads and village drainage and the development of agricultural modernization facilities, agricultural land areas for excellent agricultural land (especially in the agricultural promotion area, will continue to be used for agriculture in the future) Land to be used as) is defined. Agricultural promotion area system: A system for comprehensively and systematically promoting agriculture while securing excellent agricultural land based on the “Act on Establishment of Agricultural Promotion Areas” (hereinafter referred to as “Agricultural Promotion Law”). By coordinating agriculture and land use other than agriculture, clarifying areas where agriculture should be comprehensively promoted over the long term, and systematically and intensively implementing agricultural measures in those areas, the land The purpose is to promote effective use and sound development of agriculture. Based on the national basic guidelines, the prefecture has established the “Agricultural Promotion Area Development Basic Policy”, which is the basic policy for system management. Specified as. The city has established the “Agricultural Promotion Area Development Plan” that defines the necessary items for promotion within the agricultural promotion area, and aims to secure agricultural use in the agricultural promotion area for the next 10 years or more. The above collective agricultural land and “agricultural land necessary for promoting local agriculture” are set as “agricultural land areas”. Agricultural land promotion system: There are two types of agricultural land conversion regulations: the agricultural promotion area system for zoning agricultural land use and the agricultural land conversion permission system for individual agricultural land conversion. The agricultural promotion area system is an area designated by the municipality as land for which agricultural use should be secured in the future, and conversion of agricultural land is prohibited. In the farmland conversion permit system, in order to secure excellent farmland, the farmland is divided according to the quality of the farmland and the surrounding land use situation, and the conversion is guided to the farmland that does not interfere with the agricultural use. While the merger of agricultural cooperatives is progressing nationwide, there are four agricultural cooperatives in Ibaraki prefecture, such as Ibaraki Asahimura Agricultural Cooperative, which is famous for its melons. One of them is Yasato Agricultural Cooperative in Ishioka City. The pillars are direct production and organic farming. Currently, all agricultural cooperatives are working on direct production, but it seems that agricultural cooperatives that use organic farming as a pillar of operation are rare. Yasato Saien Co., Ltd（JA Yasato jurisdiction has long had problems such as an increase in abandoned cultivated land, an aging population of bearers, and a shortage of successors. After seriously discussing what JA can do for the region, it was decided that JA itself would be the bearer of the risk, and that it would be the recipient of new farmers and support regional agriculture, August 2012, Established in. At the time of establishment, the area that could be cultivated was about 2 ha due to delays in agricultural land development, but in 2017, we own about 15 ha of agricultural land and cultivate long onions (year-round cultivation), cabbage, and ginger in the open field. There is, In 2016, a new house of 0.6 ha was constructed and leafy vegetables were cultivated. JA-funded corporation, self-development of “Leaders”）., There is a 28 ha field irrigation project in the Sonobe district in the jurisdiction, where the agricultural cooperative established a subsidiary with the Norinchukin Bank, Zennoh, etc. in 2012 and started producing vegetables such as green onions, cabbage, and Japanese mustard spinach. It seems. In addition, trainees are included to train leaders, and we are engaged in agricultural and fortune cooperation and accepting foreign trainees. It started with 7 ha, but now it has expanded to 15 ha and the house has been expanded. This is not organic farming, but conventional farming. The city's hot spring “Yuri no Sato; Obata” is a blissful time in an open-air bath with a spectacular view of Mt. Tsukuba. You can also enjoy shopping and dining with fresh agricultural and livestock products delivered by local farmers. Obata, formerly Niihari District, is located on the upper right bank of the Mata River, a tributary of the Koise River that flows into Kasumigaura, at the eastern foot of Mt. During the Edo period, 1661-73 was the territory of the Shimosa Sekiyado domain, 1687 was the territory of the Tsuchiura domain, 1688-1704, and Hatamoto Itakura was known at the end of the Edo period. Murataka has 1,616 Koku in the “Genroku Township Book” and 1,641 Koku of Rice in the “Tenbo Township Book”. Obata has a post station character because it is a pilgrimage route connecting Mt. Tsukuba and Kashima Shrine, a traffic route to Tsukuba and Mito, and a branch point toward Makabe. It seems that there was an overwork between farms, and the number of houses is 90. The names of the upper inn, the middle inn, and the boarding house can be seen in the place names. One of the main roads (prefectural road No. 42) is a traditional highway that develops towns and towns along this road. It seems that it was functioning as a post town, but when you walk along the streets of Imamachi, you can see that the wealthy farmers and merchants who promoted land accumulation from the late Edo period to the Meiji period set up houses along the highway. There are many large thatched-roof farmhouses lined up with huge farmhouses with huge gates. Yasaka Shrine Gion Festival: This is a Gion festival held every year on Saturdays and Sundays, including the 4th Sunday of July, in honor of the day when the Kakioka castle owner moved the spirits from Naka District to Yasaka Shrine during the Kyoroku year. Starting with Kakioka Karakuri Doll, which is a rare folk performing art in the prefecture, Kakioka Arajuku “Sasara Dance”, Kakioka Tate “Lion Dance”, and floats are said to be the biggest festival in the lively Yasato Area. In addition, the competition of six festival cars that takes place on the final night is spectacular. Cantonment gate: In September 1700, Shogun Tsunayoshi Tokugawa, who visited the Mito Tokugawa family residence in Edo Koishikawa, gave 20,000 Koku of Rice to Yoritaka Matsudaira, the uncle of Tsunaeda, the lord of the Mito domain. I gave it to the Japanese feudal lord. At this time, Yoritaka was given 18 villages in Naganuma, Iwase District, Mutsu, 9 villages in Namegata District, 3 villages in Ibaraki District, and 7 villages in Fuchu, Niihari District, including the current Ishioka area. As a result, the Ishioka area (hereinafter referred to as "Fuchu") including the current central city area will be controlled by the Fuchu Matsudaira clan (hereinafter referred to as “Fuchu clan”). Fuchu under the control of the Fuchu clan was systematically called “Taira Village”, but the name “Fuchu” was generally known until the end of the Tokugawa shogunate. It was built using the lumber left over from the construction of the Edo Koishikawa feudal lord's residence in 1828 when he was the 9th feudal lord Yoritsugu（Yorihisa's eldest son）Matsudira. It mainly uses Zelkova wood, but it seems that there is a part that uses Camphor tree. This gate was the school gate of Ishioka Elementary School, but it was relocated to the school grounds in 1969 and moved to the present location in response to the requests of the citizens in 2014（Sosha）. Pear is a plant of the genus Pyrus in the Rosaceae family. It is said that the western and southwestern parts of China are the birthplaces. From here, one propagated to Japan via East Asia, and the other to Central Asia and Europe. The pears currently cultivated in Japan are said to be derived from Japanese pear, which is native to the south of central Japan, the southern part of the Korean Peninsula, and the coast of the Yangtze River in China. In Japan, carbonized pear seeds were found at the Toro site in the Yayoi period, and there is a description of cultivation in the Nihon Shoki, which suggests that it is a fruit that has been familiar since ancient times. “Hosui Pear” is a hybrid seedling of "Kosui Pear" × “ィ-33 (Wase Ishii Pear × Nijusseiki Pear)” in (Former Institute of Fruit Tree Science, Fruit Tree Tea Industry Research Division from April 1, 2016). (I heard that the year of hybridization was 1954; old strain name, 71-8: 2003, from a survey of fruit skin color, self-incompatibility genotype DNA analysis, etc.) However, in 1972 (Japanese pear Norin No. 8), the mating combination was corrected to be unknown because all of them were green pears and the fruit-skin-colored children such as “Hosui Pear” did not occur. Registered as a seedling method variety by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. Yasato's Japanese pear cultivation began in the early Meiji era and is blessed with soil and climatic conditions and geographical conditions located within 70 km from the large consumption area of Tokyo. Currently, Kosui Pear, Hosui Pear, and Niitaka Pear are the main varieties of cultivation. With an area of 170 ha, it is one of the prefecture's leading red-free producing areas. JA Yasato Pear Subcommittee was established in 1991, and improvements such as improvement of production technology, unification of quality standards, unification of organization, improvement of sales and distribution were made, and it was designated as a fruit and vegetable brand production area in Ibaraki Prefecture in May 1992. , 3 The shipping system（Obata, Sonobe, Kakioka）by machine fruit sorting at the fruit sorting plant is also substantial. We strive for high quality leveling, such as long-term shipment from advanced shipment by introducing simple house cultivation technology to late-maturing species of new higher species, installation of multipurpose disaster prevention network, promotion of low pesticide cultivation by using pheromone agents, administration of organic fertilizer, etc. It is a production area that provides a stable supply of high-quality, delicious fertilizer.
In JA Yasato Ishioka City's Hachigo district, it seems that they are particular about shipping at a time when they are almost fully ripe when designating a brand production area in Ibaraki Prefecture. It seems that they are cultivated mainly in "Kosui pear" and "Hosui pear". The impression is that new varieties are being cultivated one after another. Brand name Ishioka City (Yasato district) The item name is pear. Shipping organization name, JA Yasato Pear Subcommittee designated period July 25, 2019-July 24, 2022 Introducing the production area. In collaboration with JA Shin-Hitachino Ishioka Pear Subcommittee, a high sugar content differentiated product "Arinomi (meaning pear. In the old days, people who had good luck called pear at a happy seat, etc. means none)" Seems to be selling. The installation rate of multipurpose disaster prevention nets is one of the highest in the prefecture, and it is famous as a production area that is resistant to meteorological disasters and has high quality and stable production.
Pear cultivation in the YASATO area began in the early Meiji era and is blessed with soil conditions, climatic conditions, and geographical conditions located within 70 km from the large consumption area of Tokyo. Currently, Kosui Pear, Hosui Pear, and Niitaka Pear are the main varieties, and the cultivation area. With 170 ha, it is famous as one of the prefecture's leading red-free producing areas. JA Yasato Pear Subcommittee was established in 1991, and improvements were made such as improvement of production technology, unification of quality standards, unification of organization, improvement of sales and distribution, and was designated as a fruit and vegetable brand production area in Ibaraki Prefecture in May 1992. It seems that the shipping system by machine fruit sorting at the fruit sorting plant is also substantial. We strive for high quality leveling such as long-term shipment from advanced shipment by introducing simple green house cultivation technology to new higher okute species, installation of multipurpose disaster prevention network, promotion of low pesticide cultivation by using pheromone agent, administration of organic fertilizer, etc. A stable supply of high-quality, delicious pears.
At JA Yasato Obata Pear Fruit Sorting Center, the fruit sorters who cultivated their eyes by conducting daily training select the pears that arrive from the producers who produce pears within a radius of 5 km from the fruit sorting plant. It seems that about 85,000 cases of pears are being shipped. Akizuki Pear, a new variety that was just registered in 2001 and has a dense flesh, high sugar content and abundant juice, seems to have been added to the fruit selection since 2010. The Yasato district of Ishioka City has been designated as a designated pear brand production area since 1992, and all producers have acquired eco-farmers, so it seems that they are making pears with a high level of awareness. I heard that the JA Yasato Pear Subcommittee strictly controls the use of pesticides. Producers are obliged to submit a cultivation record table that shows the history of pesticide use, and it seems that shipping will be suspended if there is even one excess. At the time of shipment, skilled veteran fruit sorters also gather at the Obata pear fruit sorting plant, check the shape, color, scratches and pest damage, and sort into 3 grades of "excellent", "beautiful" and "MUJI", and then size. Is sorted and packed in a box. It seems that everything will be shipped to the Keihin market except for selling at the direct sales office.
